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Only for short moments do I have patience to wait behind speed limit obeying motorists. How can so many people stand to drive 55! As my screen name indicates I Can't Drive 55 (CD-55).

Americans are the most overweight people in the world, which may be the cause for all the slow drivers I have been noticing clogging our roadways. For many reasons our metabolism is just a little slower than people of thinner nations. Think of animals with slow metabolism… the Australian koala moves around really slow. Think of animals with high metabolism… the humming bird, it buzzes around with a sugar-high all day. If animals could drive my money says that the humming bird would drive much faster than the koala.

Hypothesis: Metabolic rate is a major factor that determines what speed we drive. More people who are normal weight drive above the speed limit.

Okay, lets take a poll to prove or disprove my hypothesis!

Assumptions: Overweight people have a slower metabolic rate than people who are not overweight.

Originally posted by nate328Ci Do you really think that ANYONE here drives the speedlimit?

On my drive home today ~1:30 PM with no traffic issues... It seemed like at least 25% of the people were driving below the speed limit, but I do not know if those people are going to respond to this poll.

This is insane. I was thinking the exact same thing a couple of days ago as I was cruising at 160km/h with 3 "partners" in the passing lane. They were all fit, relatively young men and most of the people that we were flying by were a little heavier. It's kinda like when I just ate a big meal and start to get a slight belly, I want to drive nice and slow...

I don't know how you'll ever prove a correlation with a web pole... more likely need to sit a street that has one of those courtesy "you speed is" signs. and then note speed and "normal" vs "large"...

Anyway -- to be a little OT. The main street I take home from the office has a speed limit of 55MPH, but for some reason there is about a 2-3 mile gap between signs and almost everybody drives closer to 45... aaarrrrgggghhhh. Oh and it becomes a 2 lane about 1/2 mile towards home with too much traffic to pass.

If this theory were true I'd have to drive like a Grandma I've gained 10 lbs. in the past month. I have a challenge to get back down to my wedding day weight by my next anniversary........only 28 lbs, to lose

Only for short moments do I have patience to wait behind speed limit obeying motorists. How can so many people stand to drive 55! As my screen name indicates I Can't Drive 55 (CD-55).

Americans are the most overweight people in the world, which may be the cause for all the slow drivers I have been noticing clogging our roadways. For many reasons our metabolism is just a little slower than people of thinner nations. Think of animals with slow metabolism… the Australian koala moves around really slow. Think of animals with high metabolism… the humming bird, it buzzes around with a sugar-high all day. If animals could drive my money says that the humming bird would drive much faster than the koala.

Hypothesis: Metabolic rate is a major factor that determines what speed we drive. More people who are normal weight drive above the speed limit.

Okay, lets take a poll to prove or disprove my hypothesis!

Assumptions: Overweight people have a slower metabolic rate than people who are not overweight.

for the longest time i thought cd-55 had to do something with clk55, but now i know.. I know that u like the clk shape but handling wise u prefer the 330ci. When is ur m3 coming?
I am out of town mostly these days, but when i return to herndon- I shall visit u and ur new friend.